Answer:
16 square units
Step-by-step explanation:
The area of a triangle is given by the formula ...
A = 1/2bh
Here, it is convenient to choose the base as the vertical segment between y=-5 and y=3. Its length is 3 -(-5) = 8 units.
The height of the triangle is the difference in x-coordinates between that segment and the opposite vertex: 6 -2 = 4.
Then the area is ...
A = 1/2(8)(4) = 16 . . . square units
